Ferrous Moon ::Post your Computer's Hardware here

If you're looking for Mac specs, there's a few questions you should ask yourself:

Do you use headphones a lot?
Are you going to want to upgrade your HDD size at some point?
Are you going to use things like photoshop that use palettes that take up a lot of screen space?
Do you look at your keyboard when typing?
Do you type in the dark (i.e. in a car on a long trip, we've all been there...)?
Do you plan on being shot at?
Do you plan to ever buy/use final cut studio 2?
Do you plan on the laptop being on your LAP?
Are you going you going to use an external monitor?
Does having an integrated graphics card bother you?
Do you want to look pretty?
Do you want people to look at you with great envy? :p

1. Only when I need to (when I am using it in the same room as my family/and sometimes watching a movie).

2. Yes, eventually. (You can never have too much space, but I'm sure someone will link to something that proves me wrong)

3. Yes. The better the screen space-to-price ratio is, the better.

4. Only sometimes. (Like when I use the number line to type in numbers)

5. At night I do, and other times as well so, yes.

6. I won't take any chances when I go to college/an educational facility, so yes.

7. Maybe, I'm not big into video editing, seeing as all I have right now is Movie Maker, but I am planning on getting a Trial version on Sony Vegas.

8. Sometimes, depends on the situation.

10. If it's a good quality card then no, but if all they offer is crappy stuff then yes.

12. Define envy. (Just kidding, heck yeah! \o/)

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3. Yes. The better the screen space-to-price ratio is, the better.

MacBook Pros come in a few sizes, but MacBooks all have the same screen size. I can manage personally, but I do admit it took some getting used to.

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6. I won't take any chances when I go to college/an educational facility, so yes.

You saw the MacBook Pro taking a bullet in the link above, right?

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10. If it's a good quality card then no, but if all they offer is crappy stuff then yes.

Define "good quality."

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11. Define pretty.

You can get nifty translucent cases for both models, but they look best on white MacBooks

The MacBook Pro is better than the MacBook in its cooling system. Few laptops SHOULD be on your lap these days (my last PC laptop actually discoloured my jeans), but if it's not avoidable, use the Pro. Or a fanboard.

Looked at the Apple website. I really want a MBP, but they're just too expensive, what is the best game (as in power requirements) you can run on the Intel graphics?

The most expensive is the desktop memory followed by Mac memory. As I stated earlier the Laptop memory is cheaper than both Mac and Desktop.

Thanks for that, now I'm looking for good deals. I've found a Macbook for about $950 on Pricegrabber. Any suggestions?

You should have done this over the summer. Apple usually has nice deals during the summer

You should have done this over the summer. Apple usually has nice deals during the summer (the year I bought mine you got a free iPod with a laptop purchase).
Also don't forget about student discounts (though there might not be as many of them for high schoolers).

...LG DVD burner with Lightscribe SATA...

I have yet to find any lightscribe disks, however.

Author:	eddieringle [Mon Oct 06, 2008 8:09 pm ]
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Not a gaming machine, use my desktop for that. It will most likely be my personal laptop. I'll take it with me when I go places and work on things for school and such as well. (Please note, "work" may also apply to small dev projects) Any spec suggestions would be nice too.

Author:	Miah [Mon Oct 06, 2008 8:39 pm ]
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If you're looking for Mac specs, there's a few questions you should ask yourself: Do you use headphones a lot? Are you going to want to upgrade your HDD size at some point? Are you going to use things like photoshop that use palettes that take up a lot of screen space? Do you look at your keyboard when typing? Do you type in the dark (i.e. in a car on a long trip, we've all been there...)? Do you plan on being shot at? Do you plan to ever buy/use final cut studio 2? Do you plan on the laptop being on your LAP? Are you going you going to use an external monitor? Does having an integrated graphics card bother you? Do you want to look pretty? Do you want people to look at you with great envy? :p

Author:	eddieringle [Tue Oct 07, 2008 2:17 pm ]
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Quote: If you're looking for Mac specs, there's a few questions you should ask yourself: Do you use headphones a lot? Are you going to want to upgrade your HDD size at some point? Are you going to use things like photoshop that use palettes that take up a lot of screen space? Do you look at your keyboard when typing? Do you type in the dark (i.e. in a car on a long trip, we've all been there...)? Do you plan on being shot at? Do you plan to ever buy/use final cut studio 2? Do you plan on the laptop being on your LAP? Are you going you going to use an external monitor? Does having an integrated graphics card bother you? Do you want to look pretty? Do you want people to look at you with great envy? :p My answers, respectively: 1. Only when I need to (when I am using it in the same room as my family/and sometimes watching a movie). 2. Yes, eventually. (You can never have too much space, but I'm sure someone will link to something that proves me wrong) 3. Yes. The better the screen space-to-price ratio is, the better. 4. Only sometimes. (Like when I use the number line to type in numbers) 5. At night I do, and other times as well so, yes. 6. I won't take any chances when I go to college/an educational facility, so yes. 7. Maybe, I'm not big into video editing, seeing as all I have right now is Movie Maker, but I am planning on getting a Trial version on Sony Vegas. 8. Sometimes, depends on the situation. 9. Probably not. 10. If it's a good quality card then no, but if all they offer is crappy stuff then yes. 11. Define pretty. 12. Define envy. (Just kidding, heck yeah! \o/)

Author:	Miah [Tue Oct 07, 2008 3:03 pm ]
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Quote: 1. Only when I need to (when I am using it in the same room as my family/and sometimes watching a movie). Both the MacBook and MacBook pro have stereo speakers, but the Pro (at least the 17" one) has speakers each as big as my hand. At least, that's how it looks from the outside (I haven't taking one apart since the new models). Sound is a lot better too. Headphones quality is the same either way. Quote: 2. Yes, eventually. (You can never have too much space, but I'm sure someone will link to something that proves me wrong) MacBooks are a lot easier to upgrade the HDD with (remove battery, remove shield, slide out old, slide in new). MacBook Pros involve taking the beast apart and probably voiding your warranty. Unless you can run to an Apple store to have them do it for you. Quote: 3. Yes. The better the screen space-to-price ratio is, the better. MacBook Pros come in a few sizes, but MacBooks all have the same screen size. I can manage personally, but I do admit it took some getting used to. Quote: 4. Only sometimes. (Like when I use the number line to type in numbers) Moo. Quote: 5. At night I do, and other times as well so, yes. MacBook Pros have this fancy keyboard that illuminates the keys from below, and a sensor (hidden in both speakers) to detect when it might be difficult for you to see the keys. Quote: 6. I won't take any chances when I go to college/an educational facility, so yes. You saw the MacBook Pro taking a bullet in the link above, right? Quote: 7. Maybe, I'm not big into video editing, seeing as all I have right now is Movie Maker, but I am planning on getting a Trial version on Sony Vegas. FCS2 requires a video card, and the MacBook doesn't have one (integrated graphics). Quote: 8. Sometimes, depends on the situation. The MacBook Pro is better than the MacBook in its cooling system. Few laptops SHOULD be on your lap these days (my last PC laptop actually discoloured my jeans), but if it's not avoidable, use the Pro. Or a fanboard. Quote: 9. Probably not. Mmkay. Quote: 10. If it's a good quality card then no, but if all they offer is crappy stuff then yes. Define "good quality." Quote: 11. Define pretty. You can get nifty translucent cases for both models, but they look best on white MacBooks Quote: 12. Define envy. (Just kidding, heck yeah! \o/) MacBook Pros are the source of envy in many mac users. This is for good reason: look at the price.

Author:	eddieringle [Tue Oct 07, 2008 5:24 pm ]
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Quote: Quote: 3. Yes. The better the screen space-to-price ratio is, the better. MacBook Pros come in a few sizes, but MacBooks all have the same screen size. I can manage personally, but I do admit it took some getting used to. So you have a normal MacBook? Quote: Quote: 6. I won't take any chances when I go to college/an educational facility, so yes. You saw the MacBook Pro taking a bullet in the link above, right? Yuppers. Quote: Quote: 10. If it's a good quality card then no, but if all they offer is crappy stuff then yes. Define "good quality." Looked at the Apple website. I really want a MBP, but they're just too expensive, what is the best game (as in power requirements) you can run on the Intel graphics? Quote: Quote: 11. Define pretty. You can get nifty translucent cases for both models, but they look best on white MacBooks Nice. I looked online and discovered that a mall near me has an Apple store. Best Buy also has an "Apple Shop", but I think I'll take it to the geniuses.

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Author:	Rickton [Tue Oct 07, 2008 7:11 pm ]
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Quote: The MacBook Pro is better than the MacBook in its cooling system. Few laptops SHOULD be on your lap these days (my last PC laptop actually discoloured my jeans), but if it's not avoidable, use the Pro. Or a fanboard. Nah, my MacBook is fine on my lap as long as it's not plugged in. If it's plugged in it gets pretty hot. Quote: Looked at the Apple website. I really want a MBP, but they're just too expensive, what is the best game (as in power requirements) you can run on the Intel graphics? Age of Empires III works great on my year-old MacBook (and doesn't run on my friends' comparitively-priced PC laptops! Apparently the MacBook's integrated graphics card is actually a higher-end one. Who'da thought?). I'm not hardcore into shooters so I can't say about that, (though Postal 2 works OK, not that I play it or anything) but I played the demo of "Prey" and it was playable, if pretty jerky. And I was running it under the "minimum requirements" too. They've also upgraded the chips since then, Spore for example won't work on mine (though it apparently will if I boot into Windows), but it will work on the newer ones. Anyway, here's a thread with a list of some recent games that work: http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=466170 There are other things like this, a google search for "Macbook games" brings up all sorts of things. Quote: The most expensive is the desktop memory followed by Mac memory. As I stated earlier the Laptop memory is cheaper than both Mac and Desktop. What the hell is "Mac memory"? For the most part Macs can take the same memory chips as everyone else...

Author:	eddieringle [Tue Oct 07, 2008 8:08 pm ]
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Thanks for that, now I'm looking for good deals. I've found a Macbook for about $950 on Pricegrabber. Any suggestions?

Author:	Miah [Tue Oct 07, 2008 9:08 pm ]
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Quote: Thanks for that, now I'm looking for good deals. I've found a Macbook for about $950 on Pricegrabber. Any suggestions? That depends. A lot. MacBooks, looking at ONLY the CPU, can come between 1.6 and 2.4 GHz in model. And that's assuming Core2 Duo, which Locutus (the MacBook of mine before this one; it died young) did not have (it had a CoreDuo and Tycho can account for my endless whining about this fact).

Author:	eddieringle [Tue Oct 07, 2008 9:14 pm ]
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I heard the newer Penryn chip gives the new processors a nice kick to them. My Windows laptop has an old 2GHz AMD in it, so I think a newer Intel of the same speed would actually be an improvement. I'm looking into Apple resellers now.

Author:	Rickton [Tue Oct 07, 2008 9:17 pm ]
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You should have done this over the summer. Apple usually has nice deals during the summer (the year I bought mine you got a free iPod with a laptop purchase). Also don't forget about student discounts (though there might not be as many of them for high schoolers).

Author:	Miah [Tue Oct 07, 2008 9:23 pm ]
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Quote: You should have done this over the summer. Apple usually has nice deals during the summer It should be noted however that they tend to come out with the newer models around November.

Author:	eddieringle [Tue Oct 07, 2008 9:25 pm ]
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Quote: You should have done this over the summer. Apple usually has nice deals during the summer (the year I bought mine you got a free iPod with a laptop purchase). Also don't forget about student discounts (though there might not be as many of them for high schoolers). Yeah, Apple doesn't treat high schoolers that well. And I thought the iPod/laptop deal was for college-bound students as well? I might just hold out until the new Intel chips come out (Nehalem or something, they look interesting).

Author:	Chase [Tue Oct 07, 2008 11:10 pm ]
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Oh hey look a bragging thread... erm: Windows XP x64 sp2 AMD Athlon 64 X2 Black Edition +5000 @ 2.8 Ghz 4096 MB DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 EVGA Nvidia Geforce 8800 GTS 320MB (from when it still roxed hard) 500 GB Western Digital Caviar SE16 SATA 3.0 Gb/s 160 GB Samsung Nameless SATA 3.0 Gb/s Some new SATA LG DVD burner with Lightscribe SATA 1.5 Gb/s Logitech G5 Gaming Mouse - 6 Button - Rust

Author:	Miah [Wed Oct 08, 2008 9:28 am ]
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Quote: ...LG DVD burner with Lightscribe SATA... I have one of these. Not LG, but... I have yet to find any lightscribe disks, however.

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Author:	Tycho [Wed Oct 08, 2008 11:23 am ]
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Quote: I have yet to find any lightscribe disks, however. I've got a stack of 20 of them.